Judge, 1894-07-07 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 7, 1894 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical sketches from Judge magazine mocking social situations and Victorian-era propriety. **"A Standoff"** depicts a father-in-law and son-in-law in tense negotiation—apparently about the son-in-law's behavior or finances—illustrating family conflict over in-law expectations. **"Carlo's Luck," "Love's Labor Lost," and "Not to be Found"** are brief satirical vignettes about courtship mishaps and domestic failures—common Judge humor targeting romantic incompetence and household misadventures. **"Getting There"** shows messengers hustling toward senators, with dialogue about stock exchange locations—likely satirizing financial speculation and the frantic pace of market dealings during the Gilded Age. **"The Old Gentleman Gets the Best of It"** (right column) depicts an elegantly dressed older man repeatedly outwitting a younger ragamuffin through superior wit and composure. The overall theme is Victorian social comedy.
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A STAND.OFF, CATALOGED: JUDGE Neale OuiGe 3 THE OLD GENTLEMAN GETS THE Tie FATHER —"* You're not exactly the kind of man T would like for a son-in-law.” ‘THe, surror —"* Well, you're not my ideal of a father-in-law, but we needn't be chummy unless you CARLO'S LUCK. HE STANDS his ground where once ne ran, No cracker makes him quail ; He has good cause to bless the man Who kindly docked his tail, ANOTHER ESAU. First Boneatax —"* Did you hear about Poeticus? He went without food for forty-eight hours, so as to get the proper spirit into his poem entitled * The Starving Flower-girls Story.’ Seconp Bow “* Did he succeed?” No, Just as he got into the proper mental aggers ‘brought him up a hot frankfurter GETTING THERE. First MESSENGER —"* Dere goes two senators.” SECOND MESSENGER —"* How do yer know 2” LOVE’S LABOR LOST. Brown —" Johnnie didn't stay long around the old maid's house.” Mrs, Brown—" He told me he wasted a whole package of fire- crackers under her window before he found that she was so deaf she couldn't hear anything.” NOT TO BE FOUND. Cora —* This is a dreadful place. I haven't seen a man yet.” Madge —* It’s as bad as look- ing under the bed for one.” Fikst MESSENGER —'* Dey jes’ give me a dollar to show ‘em where de stock exchange was, quick.” comicbooks.com